Arun Kumar Jha

About

Dr. Arun Kumar Jha holds an M.B.B.S. & M.D. (Medical Microbiology) degree from Delhi University, India. He has over 14 years of work experience in India, Saudi Arabia & UAE. He is DoH licensed “Consultant Medical Microbiology Physician”. Presently he is employed with National Reference Laboratory, Abu Dhabi based at Danat Al Emarat Hospital, Abu Dhabi.

He is also holding several key positions as:
• Chairperson: Infection Control Committee at Danat Al Emarat Hospital
• Vice-Chair: Research & Ethics Board (Moorefields & HealthPlus Medical Centres)
• Program Director: Lab teaching & Training Program at Danat Al Emarat
• Member of Antibiotic Stewardship Committee of Danat Al Emarat & HealthPlus medical centres
• Adjunct Professor: at Sheikh Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi
• Chairperson of Cultural & Social Committee of Emirates society of Clinical Microbiology (ESCM)
• Chairperson of Organizing Committee of 4th Annual Conference of ESCM

Dr. Jha has presented several scientific papers in National & International conferences. He is:
• An invited guest speaker and has delivered talks in international conferences.
• He has published 13 papers in International journals of repute
• As reviewer; he has reviewed many scientific papers for international medical journals of high impact factors and
• He is Editorial Board member as well to two international journals.

His areas of interest are Bacteriology, Parasitology, Antibiotic Stewardship and Hospital Infection Control.

Employment

• National Reference Laboratory Specialist Microbiologist
  2024 - Present
• Danat Al Emarat Women & Children’s Hospital Specialist Microbiologist & In-charge Microbiology
  2019 - 2023
• Lifecare hospital, Musaffah Specialist Microbiologist & In-charge Microbiology
  2015 - 2019
• Fortis Memorial Research Institute Consultant – Microbiologist & In-charge Microbiology
  2015 - 2015
• Rabigh General Hospital & Ministry of Health Specialist Microbiologist & Lab Incharge
  2014 - 2015
• Quest Diagnostics India Assistant Laboratory Manager
  2013 - 2014
• Maulana Azad Medical College Senior Resident
  2010 - 2013
• Medanta, The Medicity Senior Resident
  2010 - 2010

Education

• Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi M.D.
  2007 - 2010
• University College of Medical Sciences M.B.B.S.
  2000 - 2005

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (10)

• A comparative study of conventional and molecular techniques in diagnosis of Campylobacter gastroenteritis in children
  2014
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• A comparison of nested PCR assay with conventional techniques for diagnosis of intestinal cryptosporidiosis in AIDS cases from northern India.
  2014 DOI: 10.1155/2014/706105
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• Increasing antimicrobial resistance of campylobacter jejuni isolated from paediatric diarrhea cases in a tertiary care hospital of new delhi, India.
  2013 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5267.2738
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• Disease progression and antiretroviral therapy in newly seropositive HIV subjects in a tertiary care hospital in North India
  2013
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• Enteric pathogens, immune status and therapeutic response in diarrhea in HIV/AIDS adult subjects from North India
  2013
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• Resistant Escherichia coli strains circulating in a tertiary-care hospital in New Delhi, India
  Critical Care 2012 DOI: 10.1186/cc11769
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• Clinical and Microbiological Profile of HIV/AIDS Cases with Diarrhea in North India.
  2012 DOI: 10.1155/2012/971958
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• Enteropathogens and their response to therapy in ART naive & ART adherent HIV/AIDS adult subjects with diarrhea
  Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology 2012
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• Hepatitis B infection in microbiology laboratory workers: prevalence, vaccination, and immunity status.
  2012 DOI: 10.1155/2012/520362
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• Elizabethkingia meningosepticum : An emerging cause of septicemia in critically Ill patients
  2011 DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.78575
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